This week, you read the chapters 1 and 3 in Stigler & Hiebert's The Teaching Gap. To activate our thinking, take five minutes to write about what you read. Here are some questions that you don't have to answer, but can use to get you started.
Before you started reading this book, what differences did you anticipate between German, Japanese, and American schools?
What were a few of the key ideas of the book so far.
What is the authors' main argument?
Describe some of the similarities and differences found in German, Japanese, and American classrooms according to the study.
Do you feel that the book so far has information that is useful for American science teachers. Why or why not? What, if anything, did you feel was useful?
Write your responses here. We will synthesize and share our answers later.
The Teaching Gap
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This week, you read the chapters 1 and 3 in Stigler & Hiebert's The Teaching Gap. To activate our thinking, take five minutes to write about what you read. Here are some questions that you don't have to answer, but can use to get you started.
Write your responses here. We will synthesize and share our answers later.